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Where does “klos” come from?

klos (Tok Pisin) comes from English clothes, from Middle English cloþes, from Middle English cloþ, from Old English clāþ, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klos (Tok Pisin): clothing

Definitions

  1. clothing

Ancestry of “klos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclothesItems of clothing; apparel; plural of cloth; The...
2Middle EnglishcloþesAlternative form of clothes
3Middle EnglishcloþAlternative form of cloth; cloth, garment
4Old Englishclāþcloth, clothes, covering, sail
5Proto-Germanicklaiþącloth
6Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
7Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klos”

  • klos meri
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